City of Rialto
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File #: PC-22-466, Version: 1, Agenda #:
For the Planning Commission Meeting of May 25, 2022
TO: Honorable Chairman and Planning Commissioners
APPROVAL: Paul Gonzales, Community Development Manager
FROM: Dionne Harris, Senior Planner
Tentative Tract Map No. 2021-0004 (TTM 20207): A request to allow the subdivision of 14.31 gross acres of land (portion of APN: 0264-421-35) into seventy-seven (77) single-family lots and three (3) lettered lots for open space and utilities. The project site is located within Neighborhood II of the Lytle Creek Ranch Specific Plan area, which is generally located approximately one-quarter (0.25) mile southeast of Riverside Avenue between Highland Avenue and Country Club Drive. The City Council of the City of Rialto certified an Environmental Impact Report for the Lytle Creek Ranch Specific Plan on July 24, 2012, (Resolution No. 6132) and adopted an Addendum to the previously certified Environmental Impact Report on September 10, 2019 (Resolution No. 7557).
APPLICANT:
Lennar Homes of CA, Inc., 980 Montecito Drive, Suite 302, Corona, CA 92879 LOCATION:
The project site is located within Planning Area 100 of the Lytle Creek Ranch Specific Plan (LCRSP) and is within Neighborhood II of the LCRSP. The LCRSP is generally located on the southeast side of Lytle Creek Road and Riverside Avenue between the I-15 Freeway and the SR-210 Freeway.
More specifically, the project is located one-quarter (0.25) mile southeast of Riverside Avenue between Highland Avenue and Country Club Drive (Refer to the attached Location Map (Exhibit A)).
BACKGROUND:
Surrounding General Plan Land Use Designations
Location General Plan Designation
Site Specific Plan with a Specific Plan Overlay (Lytle Creek Ranch SP) North Specific Plan with a Specific Plan Overlay (Lytle Creek Ranch SP) East Specific Plan with a Specific Plan Overlay (Lytle Creek Ranch SP) South Specific Plan with a Specific Plan Overlay (Lytle Creek Ranch SP) West Specific Plan with a Specific Plan Overlay (Lytle Creek Ranch SP) City of Rialto Printed on 5/19/2022Page 1 of 4
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Surrounding Zoning/Land Use Designations
Location Zoning
Site Single-Family Residential 2 (SFR-2)
North Single-Family Residential 2 (SFR-2)
East Open Space / Recreation (OS/R)
South Single-Family Residential 3 (SFR-3)
West Open Space / Recreation (OS/R)
Previous Actions and Entitlements
On August 14, 2012, the City Council adopted the LCRSP and the Lytle Creek Ranch Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report and Recirculated Portions of the Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse #2009061113) (“LCRSP EIR”).
On September 10, 2019, the City Council approved (1) a revised Addendum to the LCRSP EIR (“Addendum”),(2) an amendment to the LCRSP, which removed Neighborhood I, replaced a golf course with open space, modified the boundaries of several planning areas within Neighborhood II, and removed age restrictions on residences, and (3) the subdivision of approximately 188 acres of land within the southeast portion of Neighborhood II into (6) developable lots, one (1) remainder lot, and twelve (12) lettered lots for public open space, utilities, and infrastructure (“TentativeTract Map No. 20092”). Ultimately, the six (6) developable lots will be further subdivided into separate residential areas to facilitate up to 776 new residential dwelling units, as specified by the LCRSP and as analyzed in the LCRSP EIR.
This report focuses on the subdivision of Lot 4 of Tentative Tract Map No. 20092, which includes all of Planning Area 100 and the project site.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
Project Proposal
The applicant, Lennar Homes of CA, Inc., proposes to develop the approximate 14.31 gross acre project site into seventy-seven (77) single-family lots and three (3) lettered lots for open space and utilities.
Entitlement Requirements
The following entitlements are required for the applicant’s proposal:
· Tentative Tract Map: Per Section 17.16.040 of the Rialto Municipal Code, the proposed subdivision of land requires approval of a tentative tract map. · Precise Plan of Design: Per Section 18.65.010 of the Rialto Municipal Code, a Precise Plan of Design application will also be required for review and approval by the Community City of Rialto Printed on 5/19/2022Page 2 of 4
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Design application will also be required for review and approval by the Community Development Director or designee for the design of the residential units and related site improvements (amenities, walls, landscaping, etc.).
Tentative Tract Map No. 2021-0004 (TTM 20207)
The applicant filed a tentative tract map application to subdivide the project site into seventy-seven (77) single-family lots and three (3) lettered lots for open space and utilities (Exhibit B). The lot sizes for the single-family residential lots range from 5,000 square feet to 11,881 square feet, with an average lot size of about 5,800 square feet. Lot depths range from 81.3 feet to 156.2 feet and lot widths range from 40 feet to 60 feet. The subdivision, as proposed, complies with the applicable lot dimension requirements of the SFR-2 land use designation.
A new 36-foot-wide public street system within the subdivision will provide access to each new dwelling unit. This new street system will have two (2) connection points to the main Collector Street (River Ranch Parkway) that will provide access to all of the subdivisions within Neighborhood II of the LCRSP area.
Density
According to the LCRSP, the density allowed in the SFR-2 land use designation is 5-8 dwelling units per acre. As proposed, the residential neighborhood will have a density of 5.3 dwelling units per acre, which meets the 8 dwelling units per acre maximum density allowed.
Product Design
In conjunction with the tentative map, the applicant proposes to construct seventy-seven (77) single- family dwelling units. Submittal of a Precise Plan of Design application for review and approval of the architectural design by the Community Development Director is required prior to the construction of the project.
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY:
An analysis of the consistency between the LCRSP and the goals and policies contained in the City of Rialto General Plan as required by Section 65454 of the California Government Code is included in Appendix A of the LCRSP. Based on the analysis, the LCRSP is consistent with the City of Rialto General Plan. The General Plan consistency analysis is included with this report as Exhibit C.
Furthermore, the project is consistent with the following goals of the Land Use Element of the Rialto General Plan:
Goal 2-19: Encourage neighborhood preservation, stabilization, and property maintenance.
Goal 2-21: Ensure high-quality planned developments in Rialto.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
The City Council adopted an Addendum to the Lytle Creek Ranch Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (“Addendum”) on September 10, 2019, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Addendum analyzed the development of the seventy-seven (77) dwelling units on the project site in addition to development throughout the rest of the Lytle City of Rialto Printed on 5/19/2022Page 3 of 4
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Creek Ranch Specific Plan area. No further review under CEQA is required for the project.
RECOMMENDATION:
The Planning Division recommends that the Planning Commission:
· Adopt the attached Resolution (Exhibit D) to approve Tentative Tract Map No. 2021-0004 (TTM No. 20207) to allow the subdivision of approximately 14.31 gross acres of land (portion of APN:
0264-421-35) into seventy-seven (77) single-family lots and three (3) lettered lots for open space and utilities, subject to the findings and conditions therein.
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